Phrase guide

lop off

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

remove by or as if by cutting

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • cut off the ear
  • lop off the dead branch

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cut off, chop off

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: detach, come off, come away

Narrower terms: abscise, roach

History

Etymology

See lop.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Galician: fanar — cut off top or end
  • Galician: demoucar — cut off top or end
  • Latin: praecīdō — cut off top or end
  • Spanish: cortar — cut off top or end
  • Spanish: mochar — cut off top or end
  • Spanish: podar — cut off top or end
  • Swedish: snoppa — cut off top or end